Daily Local Facebook readers react to charges

Authorities Friday announced criminal charges in connection to the Feb. 12 killing of two family dogs in the Chester Springs section of West Vincent. Gabriel Pilotti, 72, was charged with cruelty to animals and recklessly endangering another person for killing two of his neighbor’s pets. Take a look at some Daily Local News Facebook reactions to the news.

Barbara Strouse Rechenberg: Thank goodness, I was hoping the police would change their minds!!!

You can’t just shoot someone’s pet, that is crazy!!!

Sue Arenschield: We shall see what we shall see...it’s a step in the right direction though! I’d like to know if the dogs were actually in the enclosure at any point!

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Laura Schwartz: I am so pleased that they are filing charges. He’s hiding behind an ancient law that says a farmer may protect his livestock. These dogs were no danger, he gave no warning, he just had bloodlust.

Kathy Tshudy: Make him clean animal cages at the shelter.

Lisa Hart Draper:He recently had other dogs attack his sheep and kill at least one sheep and a Llama. How is he to know, as these dogs were terrorizing his sheep again, that the same thing would not happen?? He has every right to protect his property.

Jan Hohlefelder: Justice be served upon investigation.

Amber Slonaker: And suppose one of the dogs got the sheep and killed it- we wouldn’t hear of this. The man was defending his animals on his property! If he’s had animals killed/harmed before I can see why he’d be a bit cautious! I work at a large animal vet and we see sheep and goats attacked by dogs all the time b/c they got loose! If you saw those poor animals come in with all the wounds suffering you’d understand too why he may have taken that route. How bout the owner of the dogs fix the fence that had been broke from a tree before letting their dogs out!

Diana Brown:Oh please, he couldn’t walk out there and shout and tell them to go home! Everybody is so quick to pull out the guns with the feeling they have the right! BULL